4 to 9% of middle-aged men suffer from apnea comparing to 2 to 4% of middle-aged women

8 to 12% have a close relative suffering of Narcolepsy

200,000 Americans suffer from Narcolepsy and fewer than 50,000 are diagnosed

Restless Leg Syndrome can begin at an early age and worsens with age

Pregnancy or hormonal changes can temporarily worsen this disorder

Over 2 million children suffer from sleep disorders

Women are twice as likely as men to have difficulty falling and staying asleep

Pregnancy can worsen sleep patterns

Menopause and hormone changes cause changes in sleep

Over half of those over the age of 65 experience disturbed sleep

Sleep problems add an estimated $15.9 billion to the U.S. national health care costs

4 classifications of sleep disorders exist

Along with the intense economic stress in America, over 90% of American employees regularly suffer from insomnia.

Millions of people around the world spend sleepless nights due to the global crisis. In Greece the phenomenon affects mainly the unemployed aged 35-55 and more than two million Greeks struggle to calm at night.

In America the insomnia cases rose in 2009 by 30% – a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the outbreak of the economic crisis.

78% of men (and 91% between 18-24 years) are exposed before bed in computer and mobile screen radiation, which makes it more difficult to fall asleep. The blue light emitted by such electronic apparatus suppresses a hormone production which helps to fall asleep.

The problem of insomnia is constantly deteriorating worldwide, according to recent researches. The most recent study in the U.K. showed that six out of ten do not sleep well (59%) and only one in ten (10%) sleep calmly watching pleasant dreams.